Category Archives: Skyline

Cloud Seeded Storms in Dubai

Spring 2017, Dubai The rumour is that lately our government has been seeding clouds so that rain is made and inclement weather is created for us living in Dubai to delight in. But the reality is that this is no … Continue reading

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Cooler Winter Dubai Weather 2017

Wednesday 1st March 2017 Who would have thought its still winter in Dubai, this the first day of March? In fact Spring starts on 20th March here, the truth of which makes expats here very happy as this cool weather makes outdoor … Continue reading

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Burj Khalifa

Thursday 20th October 2016 From whatever angle you look, the magnificent Burj Khalifa is outstanding. It’s architecture, dimensions, finishing, aesthetic all combine effortlessly. Glimmering in the city’s perpetual sunrays, the steel and glass tower stands as the proud centerpiece of … Continue reading

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Dubai Future Foundation in 3D Print

Monday 17th October 2016 Breaking records and being ‘the first’ is in the DNA of this city Dubai, no doubt about it. After hearing a while ago about a building in my neighbouhood generated then built from a 3D printer … Continue reading

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A Day at The Fairmont with Oprah and Friends

Monday 15th February 2016 I am reading a book at the moment, one that my dear friend Lena lent me; she herself was given it as a gift by a friend of hers. It’s Oprah Winfrey’s What I Know for Sure. … Continue reading

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Summer Skyline

Summer in Dubai is extraordinarily uncomfortable. After all, we are actually in the hottest part of the world here, stuck between burning sand (in reality, a desert) and near-melting concrete, steel and glass of the urban jungle. The waters of the Arabian Gulf … Continue reading

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Colours: Dubai in Autumn

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A very welcome coolness kicks in when Autumn comes round each year to bring relief to our collective, overheated flesh, in those of us living in Dubai. With this season comes a marked reduction in not only temperatures and humidity … Continue reading

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Burj Khalifa & Surrounds

Springtime in Dubai. Sunny, smog-free (miraculously), sharp blue skies and even sharper architecture outlined and clearly defined as the sun descends to the horizon upon the Arabian Gulf. However from where I am standing the Gulf is far away, for I … Continue reading

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Dubai from the Sky

As of April 1 2013 loads more Aussies will find their way to Dubai, either as a stop-over en route to Europe, or as a destination unto itself. You see, Qantas and Emirates have partnered in a world first, wherein … Continue reading

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Australia Day in Dubai

Welcome to the twenty sixth day of January, 2013. It is today that Australians world wide celebrate a kinship with their native land; a mateship felt toward fellow Aussies; and a love of being proudly knows as Australian. Of course the … Continue reading

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